Interaction of adult non-formal education communities and traditional educational organization: conceptual framework

the author addresses the problem of the interaction of systemic and non-systemic subjects of adult educational environment. The relevance of this problem was recognized by all member states of the Common-wealth of Independent States 30 years ago. Even then, non-formal education was considered as a resource for the development of the entire system of continuing education. During this time, a legislative framework for cooperation was created at the interstate level, and an extra-systemic area was actively developed. However, practice continues to lag significantly behind theoretical developments and civil society initiatives. One of the reasons for this situation is the inadequacy of management approaches in this area, worked out in intersectoral cooperation with business and representatives of non-profit organizations. The nature of self-organization determines the specifics of the pedagogical and developing potential of public associations, and also the specifics of its use in standardization. The current stage in the formation of adult education as an open and continuous institution calls for a conceptual basis for managing the interaction of its diverse entities. The author insists on implementing the idea of management on the basis of the network principle, which has been repeatedly stated by experts, but has never been accepted by practice. On the basis of the concept of modern adult education as an educational environment, and of the value of the diversity of forms and methods that arise and tested in the practice of informal education of self-organizing structures, the necessity of creating infrastructure to support them as growing points, creating a communication channel for representatives of systemic and extra-systemic areas of the adult educa-tional environment is proved.